Ruslan Fedotenko was born January 18, 1979 in Kiev, Ukraine. A free-agent signining of the Philadelphia Flyers in the summer of 1998, Fedotenko suited up for the USHL's Sioux City Musketeers in 1998-99 before joining the ECHL's Trenton Titans the following year.

In his only season with Sioux City, Fedotenko scored 43-34-77 in 55 games before making his professional debut with Trenton in 1999-00. Fedotenko played eight games in the ECHL before he was called up to the AHL's Philadelphia Phantoms. In 67 games with the Phantoms, Fedotenko tallied 16 goals and 34 assists for 50 points setting a Phantoms record for most assists (34) and points (50) in a season by a rookie.

In his first full season with the Flyers in 2000-01, Fedotenko tied for fifth among NHL rookies in points with 36 (16-20-36) in 74 games. Coming off a strong rookie season in 2000-01, Fedotenko tallied 26 points in 2001-02 while appearing in one preliminary round game for the Ukraine at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City.

After three seasons in the Flyers organization, Fedotenko was dealt to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the summer of 2002. Upon his arrival in Tampa Bay, the Kiev native helped the Lightning clinch their first playoff birth since the 1995-96 season and was a key player in the team's run to the Stanley Cup title in 2004.

The next season with the Lightning, Fedotenko set a career high in goals (26), and points (41)over 80 games in 2005-06. In the summer of 2007, Fedotenko's four-year stretch in Tampa came to an end as the veteran left winger signed a one-year contract with the New York Islanders.

Fedotenko spent a single season in New York before he signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 3, 2008.

In Pittsburgh, Fedotenko would win the second Stanley Cup of his career, defeating Detroit in a nail-biting 7-game series.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1995-96

SHVSM Sokol Kiev

EEHL

33

9

11

20

12

1995-96

Sokol Kiev

CIS

2

0

0

0

0

1996-97

Sokol Kiev

EEHL

1996-97

TPS Turku U18

Fin-U18

3

3

2

5

2

1996-97

TPS Turku Jr.

Fin-Jr.

11

1

1

2

2

1996-97

Kiekko-67 Turku

Finland-2

22

4

3

7

16

1996-97

Kiekko Turku

Finland-3

3

1

0

1

2

1997-98

Melfort Mustangs

SJHL

68

35

31

66

55

1998-99

Sioux City Musketeers

USHL

55

43

34

77

139

5

5

1

6

9

1999-00

Trenton Titans

ECHL

8

5

3

8

9

+7

1999-00

Philadelphia Phantoms

AHL

67

16

34

50

42

+24

2

0

0

0

0

2000-01

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL

74

16

20

36

72

+8

6

0

1

1

4

2000-01

Philadelphia Phantoms

AHL

8

1

0

1

8

+2

2001-02

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL

78

17

9

26

43

+15

5

1

0

1

2

2001-02

Ukraine

Olympics

1

1

0

1

4

-2

2002-03

Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL

76

19

13

32

44

-7

11

0

1

1

2

2003-04

Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL

77

17

22

39

30

+14

22

12

2

14

14

2004-05

2005-06

Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL

80

26

15

41

44

-4

5

0

0

0

20

2006-07

Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL

80

12

20

32

52

-3

4

0

0

0

4

2007-08

New York Islanders

NHL

67

16

17

33

40

-9

2008-09

Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL

65

16

23

39

44

+18

24

7

7

14

4

2009-10

Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL

80

11

19

30

50

-17

6

0

0

0

4

2010-11

New York Rangers

NHL

66

10

15

25

25

+9

5

0

2

2

4

2011-12

New York Rangers

NHL

73

9

11

20

16

-7

20

2

5

7

8

2012-13

HK Donbass Donetsk

KHL

33

8

10

18

22

2012-13

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL

47

4

9

13

12

+8

2013-14

HK Donbass Donetsk

KHL

46

7

10

17

42

13

0

6

6

35

2014-15

Iowa Wild

AHL

13

3

0

3

6

-5

2015-16

Iowa Wild

AHL

16

0

4

4

8

-11

NHL Totals

863

173

193

366

472

108

22

18

40

66

USHL First All-Star Team (1999)

Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia, August 3, 1999. Traded to Tampa Bay by Philadelphia with Tampa Bay's 2nd round pick (previously acquired, later traded to Dallas - Dallas selected Tobias Stephan) in 2002 NHL Draft and Phoenix's 2nd round pick (previously acquired, later traded to San Jose - San Jose selected Dan Spang) in 2002 NHL Draft for Tampa Bay's 1st round pick (Joni Pitkanen) in 2002 NHL Draft, June 21, 2002. Signed as a free agent by NY Islanders, July 4, 2007. Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh, July 3, 2008. Signed as a free agent by NY Rangers, October 4, 2010. Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia, July 5, 2012. Signed as a free agent by Donetsk (KHL), September 16, 2012. Signed to a PTO (professional tryout) contract by Iowa (AHL), January 20, 2015. Signed as a free agent by Minnesota, July 1, 2015. Officially announced his retirement, October 11, 2016.